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A TREATISE ON ELEPHANTS. 
liniment may be applied. At times pain is so severe or deeply 
seated, or the patient so troublesome to deal with, that local efforts 
are of little avail and recourse must be had to internal remedies. 
Injections are medicines thrown by means of a syringe into 
cavities, such as abscesses or sinuses, to promote healing or for 
purposes of cleanliness : — 
(98) Tincture of iodine 
Water 
(99) Nitrate of silver ... 
Water 
(100) Chloride of zinc ... 
Water 
(101) Sulphate of zinc 
Water 
(102) Alum 
Water 
to 2 drs. 
pt. 
2 to 3 grs. 
I oz. 
2 grs. 
I oz. 
2 to 5 grs. 
I oz. 
5 grs. 
I oz. 
Lotions are solutions of drugs intended to be swabbed on to the 
part, that is without friction ; they are employed for various pur- 
poses, such as disinfecting, reducing inflammation, cleansing, etc. 
[a] Cooling, 
(103) Rectified or methylated spirit 
Water 
(104) Chloride of ammonia 
Nitrate of potash 
Water 
(105) Acetate of lead ... 
Sulphate of zinc ... 
Water 
(106) Acetate of lead ... 
Water 
{h) To relieve pain. 
(107) Powdered opium 
(108) Extract of belladonna 
Water 
I pt. 
J 4 ozs. each. 
2i to 3 pts. 
4 drs. 
4 drs. 
I qt. 
I dr. 
I pt. 
I dr., may be added 
to I pt. of any of 
the above. 
I dr. 
I pt. 
